View Record #4652



ID4652
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutDooravani Nagar
Rough Address/AreaDooravani Nagar
City/DistrictBangalore
StateKarnataka
Location Latitude13.00517368
Location Longitude77.67566681
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?1995-1999
Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about?City (main)
Q5. What kind of locality is/was this in the time period chosen above?Old residential area
Q6. Roughly how large is the locality/area from which you are reporting sparrows?More than 1 km across (eg, a large village or town)
Q7. How well do/did you know this place in the time period chosen above?I lived there
Q8. How frequently did you see House Sparrows in the time period and locality/area chosen above?Always: I saw sparrows every day
Q9. When you did see House Sparrows in this time period and locality/area, how many did you typically see?A fair number: When I saw sparrows, there were usually between 5 and 30 birds
Q10. If House Sparrows are/were present in this time period and locality/area, did you observe active nests?Nests seen frequently
Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period?i used to see sparrows every day during this period(1990 - 1999) it had built nest inside our(grannie's)house....we used watch them fly through the window and exit from main door, by grabbing some grains in its beaks. there were mango trees in front of house and seen them there all the time chirping. its sad that for almost decade i have not seen a single sparrow, one reason is their are no longer trees around my place and i can only see buildings.
Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality?
Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words.
Q14. Does or did anyone feed sparrows in this locality/area, or put out nestboxes?
Q15. If this is an agricultural area, what are the main crops grown?
Q16. How much green space exists/existed in this locality?
Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they?
Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality?